James Broughton: "Not dawdling"

                                                   Not dawdling

                                                   not doubting

                                                   intrepid all the way

                                                   walk toward clarity

                                                   with sharp eye

                                                   With sharpened sword

                                                   clearcut the path

                                                   to the lucent surprise

                                                   of enlightenment

                                                   At every crossroad

                                                   be prepared to bump into wonder

"Not dawdling" by James Broughton, as presented online by Poetry Chaikhana, May 13, 2011. From Little Sermons of the Big Joy: Poems. © Insight to Riot Press, 1994.  

Photography credit: Untitled image by unknown photographer (originally color).